17 minors die due to an outbreak of a bacteria that was in food supplements
The Minister of Health of Mexico, David Kershenobich, has confirmed the death of 17 minors, mostly premature boys and girls, ...
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A new ‘superpower’ of the ‘Conan bacteria’: it resists doses of radiation thousands of times higher than what would kill a person
Nicknamed the 'Conan bacteria' for its extraordinary ability to tolerate the harshest conditions, Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses thousands ...
The Generalitat reports two possible cases of leptospirosis in volunteers, a common bacteria in flooded areas
The Department of Health has reported this Friday of two probable cases of leptospira, in the absence of confirmation by ...
How to clean your headphones, step by step
Those who usually use earbuds or in-ear headphones - the kind that are inserted into the ear canal - can ...
Natural monument protection: Bioprotection for the Great Wall of China
The Great Wall in Yuyang, Shaanxi Province, taken on July 19, 2022. Some of the biocrust samples were taken here. ...
The first Spaniard attacked by the bacteria that devours human flesh: “It's like the bite of a shark”
The biologist Patricia Casas was the first spanish person who suffered one of the most forgotten diseases on the planet: ...
The secret of the company that cleans the air of El Celler de Can Roca
Clean the air. Eliminating contaminating particles, viruses or bacteria is the goal that Barcelona businessman Joaquín Cusí set himself a ...
Mexican melons test negative for salmonellosis after deadly outbreak in Canada and the United States
The Sonora melon processing plant linked to deadly salmonellosis outbreaks in the United States and Canada has tested negative in ...
What diseases do fungi transmit?
The condiophores of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. Condiophores are the fungal stems that produce spores.Stephanie Rossow/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYFungi, with some ...